to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
now that; since; so long as; because
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
else; in addition; besides
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to be found; to be discovered
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
about; on; regarding; per; for every
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
outline; summary; argument
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
death penalty; capital punishment
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple